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Baseline Predictors of Treatment Outcomes in Children With Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Oct 2016
Chiang Silvia S, Starke Jeffrey R, Miller Ann C, Cruz Andrea T, Del Castillo Hernán, Valdivia William José, Tunque Gabriela, García Fanny, Contreras Carmen, Lecca Leonid, Alarcón Valentina A, Becerra Mercedes C
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BACKGROUND: Globally, >30 000 children fall sick with multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis every year. Without robust pediatric data, clinical management follows international guidelines that are based on studies in adults and expert opinion. We aimed to identify baseline predictors of death, treatment failure, and loss to follow-up among children with MDR tuberculosis disease treated with regimens tailored to...
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